Middlesbrough FC chairman Steve Gibson promised fans after clinching promotion that Boro would not be back in the top-flight to merely make up the numbers.

"We will have a go," Gibson vowed. And he's stayed true to his word.

A loan-deal for former Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo earlier this week made him Boro's eighth signing of the summer so far.

He becomes Boro's third addition from La Liga during this window - joining Bernardo Espinosa and Antonio Barragan - to further highlight the Spanish links brought to the club through Karanka and Victor Orta.